Bishop Robert

My “day job” currently requires that I work inside a secure facility. The ID badge I am required to wear at all times inside the facility also serves as an electronic key. It opens every door I am authorized to pass through. Conversely, there are doors it will not open for me, because I do … Read more

Your car can’t drive across three miles of deep water. You need a bridge. Or a different route. Other than that, there are no options. A couple of days ago the major bridge crossing the St. Johns River near where I live was shut down. All traffic was stopped. The bridge broke. Yup, that’s right. … Read more

I’m proposing an honor killing. It is necessary. In fact, circumstances demand it. Honor killings are typically seen as a sort of revenge for a horrible offense. In recent times you’ve probably read about some person who was executed for drawing a cartoon of a religious leader. Or perhaps it was because of some other … Read more

There is a flip side to the “Prison of Fools” warning, and it is found in a deliberate choice of totally different sort. “The way of the fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.” I’ve been both. I’ve been the one insisting that my way was the best (alright, the “ONLY”) … Read more

One of my sons has a saying …. “Make stupid choices; win stupid prizes!” And he’s right. I’m not talking about the occasional slip-up. We all do things that would never make it into the list of our top ten best life choices. I’ve stood on the very, very top step of a ladder that … Read more

One of my sons has a saying …. “Make stupid choices; win stupid prizes!” And he’s right. I’m not talking about the occasional slip-up. We all do things that would never make it into the list of our top ten best life choices. I’ve stood on the very, very top step of a ladder that … Read more

One of my sons has a saying …. “Make stupid choices; win stupid prizes!” And he’s right. I’m not talking about the occasional slip-up. We all do things that would never make it into the list of our top ten best life choices. I’ve stood on the very, very top step of a ladder that … Read more

One of my sons has a saying …. “Make stupid choices; win stupid prizes!” And he’s right. I’m not talking about the occasional slip-up. We all do things that would never make it into the list of our top ten best life choices. I’ve stood on the very, very top step of a ladder that … Read more

Looking around and it seems like evil folks are getting away with murder. (Well, they are!)  And innocent people — harmless and minding their own business — are all too often the victims of brutality. I began to write about some particularly heinous incidents of bad things happening to good people as an illustration.  But … Read more